Managing Director – Bridge Classic Cars
One of the key elements of a build is the fit and finish of its most visible items. The first aspect you notice is always the most tactile, for instance, the doors. They must feel right in the hand, they must fit the appeture set for them by the designers. Without that, you will notice straight away.
Our in-house technician Scott, has skillfully rebuilt the doors on this beautiful 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona to a much better finish than could have ever been dreamt of when the car was first crafted 42 years ago.
It first began with the adjustments to doors themselves. Making sure the angular and crisp bodylines matched up with their counterparts on the long and low doors. After the for and aft adjustments had been painstakingly made along with the door strikers meeting the body striker in just the right place and time back to where they had been intended from the start, it was time to begin work on the internals of the doors themselves.
A rebuild of the window mechanisms needed to be done to ensure the specially sized and shaped windows would line up with both the channels and the seals (which had also been replaced by our technicians). It’s all in the details but with our highly trained and meticulous team, it’s all done just right and to the standards people have come to know Bridge Classic Cars for.
Of course, it couldn’t be complete without the finishing touches. A genuine set of iconic Daytona mirrors to grace its timeless silhouette.
With a project of this depth and complexity, some time is needed between each stage to research and fine-tune the approach that a project (and car) like this deserves. Expect to see more soon on this 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona here on the Bridge Classic Car Blog.
